# Cyrillic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɪˈɹɪl.ɪk/ · frequency rank #45,313

## Definitions
1. Denoting an alphabet devised for writing the Old Church Slavonic liturgical language, and its adaptations used for several languages of Eastern Europe and Asia; of or relating to this writing system.

## Etymology
From the name Cyril + -ic, from Medieval Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ρῐλλος (Kū́rĭllos), denoting Saint Cyril, who devised a predecessor to the Cyrillic script, the Glagolitic alphabet, and whose students later devised the Cyrillic script itself.

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccyrillic`, `cryillic`, `cyirllic`, `cyrilic`, `cyrililc`, `cyrillci`, `cyrillicc`, `cyrlilic`, `cyrrillic`, `cyyrillic`, `ycrillic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cyrillic